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First, some context. Lawrence Kasdan had just co-scripted
some blockbusters, such as Raiders of the Lost Ark or The Empire
Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, apart from having written and
directed his first feature, Body Heat. He had quite a resume. The
cast of The Big Chill was unbeatable: Tom Berenger, Glenn Close,
Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg
Tilly and JoBeth Williams. The challenge: making an ensemble
comedy, built basically in a single location, that would work
as portrait of the time. That is how this generational megahit
from the ‘80s was born. Part social satire, part faithful reflection
of a tough transition (from ‘60s’ hippies to neo-yuppies), this
warm comedy-drama accepts gentrification as one of the stages
necessary for growing up and, at the same time, as something
to rebel against. A true celebration.

Lawrence KasdanBorn in 1949 in Miami, before
making Body Heat (1981), his debut film as a director, he had already become a celebrity for his
script for Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980). He also directed Silverado (1985), Wyatt
Earp (1994) and Mumford (1999), among others.